Genius and Faith: Or, Poetry and Religion, in Their Mutual RelationsCharles Scribner, 1853 - 328 |
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... habits of mental activity in certain forms , induced by corrupt tastes or defective moral principle . The distinction between the faculties of the mind is altogether an arbitrary arrangement , for the sake of con- venience in ...
... habits of mental activity in certain forms , induced by corrupt tastes or defective moral principle . The distinction between the faculties of the mind is altogether an arbitrary arrangement , for the sake of con- venience in ...
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... habits of thought . The " nil admirari " of sto- ical philosophy is the attribute of indolent pride and stupid ignorance . The high enthusiasm of poetry is the ardor of wisdom , and the susceptibility of strength . It is not , there ...
... habits of thought . The " nil admirari " of sto- ical philosophy is the attribute of indolent pride and stupid ignorance . The high enthusiasm of poetry is the ardor of wisdom , and the susceptibility of strength . It is not , there ...
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... habits , beastly in his desires and lusts , beastly in the paroxysm of his frantic passions , and when these subside , more beastly still in the torpor of mental stupidity and the apathy of phy- sical sloth . Whatever excitability may ...
... habits , beastly in his desires and lusts , beastly in the paroxysm of his frantic passions , and when these subside , more beastly still in the torpor of mental stupidity and the apathy of phy- sical sloth . Whatever excitability may ...
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... habits and religious sentiments are elevated and beautified by an ap- proximation to order and truth ; it is among such only , that superstition wears the impress of poetry . Such were many of the ancient classic Mythologies , which ...
... habits and religious sentiments are elevated and beautified by an ap- proximation to order and truth ; it is among such only , that superstition wears the impress of poetry . Such were many of the ancient classic Mythologies , which ...
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... any direct opposition . Such pursuits are often degraded , in our estimation , by habit , familiarity , and an unworthy association with grovelling ideas of human life . We admit that poetry has no 84 GENIUS AND FAITH ;
... any direct opposition . Such pursuits are often degraded , in our estimation , by habit , familiarity , and an unworthy association with grovelling ideas of human life . We admit that poetry has no 84 GENIUS AND FAITH ;
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